Notice: Function register_sidebar was called incorrectly. No id was set in the arguments array for the "Primary - Index" sidebar. Defaulting to "sidebar-1". Manually set the id to "sidebar-1" to silence this notice and keep existing sidebar content. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 4.2.0.) in /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/functions.php on line 5835 Notice: Function register_sidebar was called incorrectly. No id was set in the arguments array for the "Primary - Post" sidebar. Defaulting to "sidebar-2". Manually set the id to "sidebar-2" to silence this notice and keep existing sidebar content. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 4.2.0.) in /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/functions.php on line 5835 Notice: Function register_sidebar was called incorrectly. No id was set in the arguments array for the "Secondary - Shared" sidebar. Defaulting to "sidebar-3". Manually set the id to "sidebar-3" to silence this notice and keep existing sidebar content. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 4.2.0.) in /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/functions.php on line 5835 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/functions.php:5835) in /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php on line 1758 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/functions.php:5835) in /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php on line 1758 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/functions.php:5835) in /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php on line 1758 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/functions.php:5835) in /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php on line 1758 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/functions.php:5835) in /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php on line 1758 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/functions.php:5835) in /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php on line 1758 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/functions.php:5835) in /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php on line 1758 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/functions.php:5835) in /customers/d/f/6/vinosseur.com/httpd.www/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php on line 1758 {"id":533,"date":"2009-03-16T18:39:11","date_gmt":"2009-03-16T17:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vinosseur.com\/?p=533"},"modified":"2009-03-16T18:39:11","modified_gmt":"2009-03-16T17:39:11","slug":"a-tasting-note-1996-billecart-salmon-cuvee-nicolas-francois-billecart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vinosseur.com\/a-tasting-note-1996-billecart-salmon-cuvee-nicolas-francois-billecart\/","title":{"rendered":"A tasting note: 1996 Billecart-Salmon Cuv\u00e9e Nicolas Francois Billecart Brut Magnum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date tasted: 8th March, 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

This has always been my favorite Cuv\u00e9e from the well-known Champagne house Billecart-Salmon<\/a>. They also produce a benchmark Ros\u00e9 (many think that the name Salmon is the name given due to its color) that is a favorite among many Ros\u00e9 Champagne lovers. Located in Mareuil-sur-A\u00ff in the Val\u00e9e de la Marne<\/a>, this house was founded in 1818 by Nicolas Francois Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon.<\/p>\n

This is cuv\u00e9e was created in 1964 as a tribute to the House’s founder. It results from the blending of Grand Crus from the classified C\u00f4te des Blancs vineyards (Chardonnay – 40%) and the Montagne de Reims (Pinot Noir – 60%).\u00a0 Alcoholic fermentation is carried out in steel at a very low temperature of 12C (about 54F).\u00a0 After the malolactic fermentation<\/a>, this wine is left to age on the lees in the bottle for at least 6 years (this was the amount of time for the 1\/2 bottle, so the magnum could have been on the lees longer) before d\u00e9gorgement (the process of freezing and removing the end of the bottle to extract sediment after the second fermentation of a sparkling wine).<\/p>\n

On the nose: Fresh white toast, in other words, lots of autolysis (yeast)<\/a>. Fresh red apples and some minerals also appeared on the nose.\u00a0 After some time being opened, I got the sensation of roasted duck breast on the nose as well. On the palate, this wine was extremely well balanced and extremely young and well-balanced. Excellent concentration of red apples, yeast and minerals.<\/p>\n

This Champagne is extremely drinkable now, but in my opinion has huge cellaring potential. Keep in mind that this was a Magnum (150cl) and the 1996 vintage is considered by many to be one of the finest vintages of the century. Magnums tend to age more slowly and are referred to by many as the bottle size of choice for Champagne’s and other wines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"